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Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gab, the 1st/3rd singular past indicative of *gebaną.
Verb
ᚷᛡᚠ (gᴀf /gaf/) (first/third-person singular past indicative) (Transitional Period)
- gave
- 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR357, KJ96)
ᚾᛁᚢᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚾᛁᚢᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦᚷᛡᚠᛃ […]
niuhᴀborumʀ ¶ niuhagestumʀ ¶ hᴀþuwolᴀfʀgᴀfj […]- Nīu haβᵒrumʀ, nīu hangistumʀ, Haþuwolᵃfʀ gaf j.
- By nine bucks and by nine stallions, Haþuwolfʀ gave a fruitful year.
Inflection
The following forms are attested:
- 1st singular present indicative — ᚷᛁᛒᚢ (gibu)
- 3rd singular past indicative — ᚷᛡᚠ (gᴀf /gaf/)
Descendants
- Old Norse: gaf (1st/3rd singular past indicative of gefa)